The shitstorm that broke over Electronic Arts has had an effect. The required effort to unlock in the online shooter Star Wars Battlefront 2 has been significantly reduced.
As we reported, players of Star Wars Battlefront 2 complained that it takes around 40 hours to unlock the top heroes Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker in the game. They previously cost 60,000 credits. It takes quite a long time to earn this amount. Fans were not amused and voiced their complaints loudly. It resulted in harsh insults and even death threats.
Costs of the heroes will be reduced
These complaints did not go unnoticed by Electronic Arts and the developer studio DICE. Therefore, the developers announced changes now. The costs to unlock Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker will be reduced by 75 percent. It will now cost only 15,000 credits to unlock the two heroes.
The changes will also affect other heroes. Emperor Palpatine, Chewbacca, and Leia Organa will cost 10,000 credits, and Iden Versio, the protagonist of the single-player campaign, can be played for 5,000 credits.
DICE and Electronic Arts state that while the new prices still mean players will have to work hard, it won’t take as long anymore. The changes have already been integrated into the game with an update. So anyone playing the EA or Origin Access version now or starting with the Deluxe Edition from today will already see the new prices.
Developers listen to player feedback
DICE also announced that they will continue to keep an eye on player feedback and will intervene immediately if something needs to be changed. Also, there will be an Ask Me Anything on Reddit tomorrow. The exact start date will still be announced. During this AMA, the developers want to collect more feedback from players.
The microtransactions that Electronic Arts is introducing in Star Wars Battlefront 2 have provoked strong reactions from players, because EA wants to transfer the monetization model from FIFA to the online shooter.
